Recent Walls Admits from Private?

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Anonymous wrote:Walls doesn't have the smartest students. It has bright students, but not necessarily the smartest.

If they wanted the smartest students, they would use a test to determine admissions.

Instead, they use 10-minute interviews conducted by unqualified, untrained interviewers to select on some fuzzy something-or-nother about "demanding one's education."

Private schools use test scores, 30+ minute interviews, multiple student-written essays, multiple parent-written essays, and shadow days -- in addition to transcripts and recommendations.

Who do you think is better at picking the best students?

Are you new to DC? This isn't a reflection of the standards at Walls. it's a reflection of the politics of Washington D.C. The last thing people want here is an elite publicly funded high school that is mostly Asian and White. Have you not ever noticed that we have zero schools that look like Bronx Sci or Stuy or TJ or Boston Latin? If the admissions standards seem vague, it's to allow the school to try to get the demographic mix that is required.

That is funny because I know so many mediocre white kids who game the system by taking the easiest classes at mediocre dcps schools knowing their kids would drown at Basis or even Latin. Walls is easy and a great fit for an average student who would struggle at a really good school.

This sounds like speculation based on some kind of schadenfreude or wishful thinking. The half a dozen Walls kids I know are exceptionally bright, engaged, and incredibly motivated. Meanwhile, the private school kids… well, they certainly are well-traveled.

I know some walls kids that are bright and motivated. Recently the vast majority are there mostly to escape their dcps inbound high schools, not for any intellectual curiosity. This makes sense since the standards are so low for admission.

It's hilarious how obviously made up this is. This is like a small child trying to tell a lie.

GPA is only 10% of admission, no standardized test is used, no evaluation as to whether children took the most difficult courses at school, no real criteria except a single 10 min interview by another child. It’s essentially a lottery. If you don’t rigorously seek the best students and try to attract them with good courses, you won’t get them. And it definitely shows.

You would be the worst lawyer ever.

Thanks. But that doesn’t change the weak admissions criteria at walls. Explains a lot.

And yet they routinely send kids to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford....

I’m sure there are some brilliant kids but it doesn’t change the fact that the school has declined considerably, right along with its admission standards. There are kids from JR Wilson, Basis, Latin, DCI, Eastern, Coolidge, etc that also have those admissions. Walls should blow them out of the water but they do not.

It's kinda of hilarious how full of shit you are. Is there anything you say that isn't complete bullshit?

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Anonymous wrote:Walls doesn't have the smartest students. It has bright students, but not necessarily the smartest.

If they wanted the smartest students, they would use a test to determine admissions.

Instead, they use 10-minute interviews conducted by unqualified, untrained interviewers to select on some fuzzy something-or-nother about "demanding one's education."

Private schools use test scores, 30+ minute interviews, multiple student-written essays, multiple parent-written essays, and shadow days -- in addition to transcripts and recommendations.

Who do you think is better at picking the best students?

Are you new to DC? This isn't a reflection of the standards at Walls. it's a reflection of the politics of Washington D.C. The last thing people want here is an elite publicly funded high school that is mostly Asian and White. Have you not ever noticed that we have zero schools that look like Bronx Sci or Stuy or TJ or Boston Latin? If the admissions standards seem vague, it's to allow the school to try to get the demographic mix that is required.

That is funny because I know so many mediocre white kids who game the system by taking the easiest classes at mediocre dcps schools knowing their kids would drown at Basis or even Latin. Walls is easy and a great fit for an average student who would struggle at a really good school.

This sounds like speculation based on some kind of schadenfreude or wishful thinking. The half a dozen Walls kids I know are exceptionally bright, engaged, and incredibly motivated. Meanwhile, the private school kids… well, they certainly are well-traveled.

I know some walls kids that are bright and motivated. Recently the vast majority are there mostly to escape their dcps inbound high schools, not for any intellectual curiosity. This makes sense since the standards are so low for admission.

It's hilarious how obviously made up this is. This is like a small child trying to tell a lie.

GPA is only 10% of admission, no standardized test is used, no evaluation as to whether children took the most difficult courses at school, no real criteria except a single 10 min interview by another child. It’s essentially a lottery. If you don’t rigorously seek the best students and try to attract them with good courses, you won’t get them. And it definitely shows.

You would be the worst lawyer ever.

Thanks. But that doesn’t change the weak admissions criteria at walls. Explains a lot.

And yet they routinely send kids to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford....

I’m sure there are some brilliant kids but it doesn’t change the fact that the school has declined considerably, right along with its admission standards. There are kids from JR Wilson, Basis, Latin, DCI, Eastern, Coolidge, etc that also have those admissions. Walls should blow them out of the water but they do not.

It's kinda of hilarious how full of shit you are. Is there anything you say that isn't complete bullshit?

dp - You really need some better comebacks. You keep denigrating PP, but add nothing of substance.

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Anonymous wrote:Walls doesn't have the smartest students. It has bright students, but not necessarily the smartest.

If they wanted the smartest students, they would use a test to determine admissions.

Instead, they use 10-minute interviews conducted by unqualified, untrained interviewers to select on some fuzzy something-or-nother about "demanding one's education."

Private schools use test scores, 30+ minute interviews, multiple student-written essays, multiple parent-written essays, and shadow days -- in addition to transcripts and recommendations.

Who do you think is better at picking the best students?

Are you new to DC? This isn't a reflection of the standards at Walls. it's a reflection of the politics of Washington D.C. The last thing people want here is an elite publicly funded high school that is mostly Asian and White. Have you not ever noticed that we have zero schools that look like Bronx Sci or Stuy or TJ or Boston Latin? If the admissions standards seem vague, it's to allow the school to try to get the demographic mix that is required.

That is funny because I know so many mediocre white kids who game the system by taking the easiest classes at mediocre dcps schools knowing their kids would drown at Basis or even Latin. Walls is easy and a great fit for an average student who would struggle at a really good school.

This sounds like speculation based on some kind of schadenfreude or wishful thinking. The half a dozen Walls kids I know are exceptionally bright, engaged, and incredibly motivated. Meanwhile, the private school kids… well, they certainly are well-traveled.

I know some walls kids that are bright and motivated. Recently the vast majority are there mostly to escape their dcps inbound high schools, not for any intellectual curiosity. This makes sense since the standards are so low for admission.

It's hilarious how obviously made up this is. This is like a small child trying to tell a lie.

GPA is only 10% of admission, no standardized test is used, no evaluation as to whether children took the most difficult courses at school, no real criteria except a single 10 min interview by another child. It’s essentially a lottery. If you don’t rigorously seek the best students and try to attract them with good courses, you won’t get them. And it definitely shows.

You would be the worst lawyer ever.

Thanks. But that doesn’t change the weak admissions criteria at walls. Explains a lot.

And yet they routinely send kids to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford....

I’m sure there are some brilliant kids but it doesn’t change the fact that the school has declined considerably, right along with its admission standards. There are kids from JR Wilson, Basis, Latin, DCI, Eastern, Coolidge, etc that also have those admissions. Walls should blow them out of the water but they do not.

It's kinda of hilarious how full of shit you are. Is there anything you say that isn't complete bullshit?

dp - You really need some better comebacks. You keep denigrating PP, but add nothing of substance.

Oh is this your sock puppet routine? Where you pretend to be a different poster?

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Anonymous wrote:Walls doesn't have the smartest students. It has bright students, but not necessarily the smartest.

If they wanted the smartest students, they would use a test to determine admissions.

Instead, they use 10-minute interviews conducted by unqualified, untrained interviewers to select on some fuzzy something-or-nother about "demanding one's education."

Private schools use test scores, 30+ minute interviews, multiple student-written essays, multiple parent-written essays, and shadow days -- in addition to transcripts and recommendations.

Who do you think is better at picking the best students?

Are you new to DC? This isn't a reflection of the standards at Walls. it's a reflection of the politics of Washington D.C. The last thing people want here is an elite publicly funded high school that is mostly Asian and White. Have you not ever noticed that we have zero schools that look like Bronx Sci or Stuy or TJ or Boston Latin? If the admissions standards seem vague, it's to allow the school to try to get the demographic mix that is required.

That is funny because I know so many mediocre white kids who game the system by taking the easiest classes at mediocre dcps schools knowing their kids would drown at Basis or even Latin. Walls is easy and a great fit for an average student who would struggle at a really good school.

This sounds like speculation based on some kind of schadenfreude or wishful thinking. The half a dozen Walls kids I know are exceptionally bright, engaged, and incredibly motivated. Meanwhile, the private school kids… well, they certainly are well-traveled.

I know some walls kids that are bright and motivated. Recently the vast majority are there mostly to escape their dcps inbound high schools, not for any intellectual curiosity. This makes sense since the standards are so low for admission.

It's so crazy how you apparently interviewed most of the kids at Walls, and were able to determine why they were (and were not) enrolled there, and how the school also looped you in on its rather opaque admissions process. Either that, or you're a congenital liar.

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Anonymous wrote:Walls doesn't have the smartest students. It has bright students, but not necessarily the smartest.

If they wanted the smartest students, they would use a test to determine admissions.

Instead, they use 10-minute interviews conducted by unqualified, untrained interviewers to select on some fuzzy something-or-nother about "demanding one's education."

Private schools use test scores, 30+ minute interviews, multiple student-written essays, multiple parent-written essays, and shadow days -- in addition to transcripts and recommendations.

Who do you think is better at picking the best students?

Are you new to DC? This isn't a reflection of the standards at Walls. it's a reflection of the politics of Washington D.C. The last thing people want here is an elite publicly funded high school that is mostly Asian and White. Have you not ever noticed that we have zero schools that look like Bronx Sci or Stuy or TJ or Boston Latin? If the admissions standards seem vague, it's to allow the school to try to get the demographic mix that is required.

That is funny because I know so many mediocre white kids who game the system by taking the easiest classes at mediocre dcps schools knowing their kids would drown at Basis or even Latin. Walls is easy and a great fit for an average student who would struggle at a really good school.

This sounds like speculation based on some kind of schadenfreude or wishful thinking. The half a dozen Walls kids I know are exceptionally bright, engaged, and incredibly motivated. Meanwhile, the private school kids… well, they certainly are well-traveled.

I know some walls kids that are bright and motivated. Recently the vast majority are there mostly to escape their dcps inbound high schools, not for any intellectual curiosity. This makes sense since the standards are so low for admission.

It's hilarious how obviously made up this is. This is like a small child trying to tell a lie.

GPA is only 10% of admission, no standardized test is used, no evaluation as to whether children took the most difficult courses at school, no real criteria except a single 10 min interview by another child. It’s essentially a lottery. If you don’t rigorously seek the best students and try to attract them with good courses, you won’t get them. And it definitely shows.

You would be the worst lawyer ever.

Thanks. But that doesn’t change the weak admissions criteria at walls. Explains a lot.

And yet they routinely send kids to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford....

I’m sure there are some brilliant kids but it doesn’t change the fact that the school has declined considerably, right along with its admission standards. There are kids from JR Wilson, Basis, Latin, DCI, Eastern, Coolidge, etc that also have those admissions. Walls should blow them out of the water but they do not.

It's kinda of hilarious how full of shit you are. Is there anything you say that isn't complete bullshit?

Another butt-hurt Walls parent…

lol

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You’re talking to multiple people, and your insults aren’t landing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Walls doesn't have the smartest students. It has bright students, but not necessarily the smartest.

If they wanted the smartest students, they would use a test to determine admissions.

Instead, they use 10-minute interviews conducted by unqualified, untrained interviewers to select on some fuzzy something-or-nother about "demanding one's education."

Private schools use test scores, 30+ minute interviews, multiple student-written essays, multiple parent-written essays, and shadow days -- in addition to transcripts and recommendations.

Who do you think is better at picking the best students?

Are you new to DC? This isn't a reflection of the standards at Walls. it's a reflection of the politics of Washington D.C. The last thing people want here is an elite publicly funded high school that is mostly Asian and White. Have you not ever noticed that we have zero schools that look like Bronx Sci or Stuy or TJ or Boston Latin? If the admissions standards seem vague, it's to allow the school to try to get the demographic mix that is required.

That is funny because I know so many mediocre white kids who game the system by taking the easiest classes at mediocre dcps schools knowing their kids would drown at Basis or even Latin. Walls is easy and a great fit for an average student who would struggle at a really good school.

This sounds like speculation based on some kind of schadenfreude or wishful thinking. The half a dozen Walls kids I know are exceptionally bright, engaged, and incredibly motivated. Meanwhile, the private school kids… well, they certainly are well-traveled.

I know some walls kids that are bright and motivated. Recently the vast majority are there mostly to escape their dcps inbound high schools, not for any intellectual curiosity. This makes sense since the standards are so low for admission.

It's so crazy how you apparently interviewed most of the kids at Walls, and were able to determine why they were (and were not) enrolled there, and how the school also looped you in on its rather opaque admissions process. Either that, or you're a congenital liar.

Why would a quality school have an opaque admissions process? A good school with rigorous admissions would state up front what parameters they need to select students. But Walls does not do this, mostly because their standards are weak and this is sadly reflected in the student body.

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Anonymous wrote:You’re talking to multiple people, and your insults aren’t landing.

You're not fooling anyone, and you come off as a mental case.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Walls doesn't have the smartest students. It has bright students, but not necessarily the smartest.

If they wanted the smartest students, they would use a test to determine admissions.

Instead, they use 10-minute interviews conducted by unqualified, untrained interviewers to select on some fuzzy something-or-nother about "demanding one's education."

Private schools use test scores, 30+ minute interviews, multiple student-written essays, multiple parent-written essays, and shadow days -- in addition to transcripts and recommendations.

Who do you think is better at picking the best students?

Are you new to DC? This isn't a reflection of the standards at Walls. it's a reflection of the politics of Washington D.C. The last thing people want here is an elite publicly funded high school that is mostly Asian and White. Have you not ever noticed that we have zero schools that look like Bronx Sci or Stuy or TJ or Boston Latin? If the admissions standards seem vague, it's to allow the school to try to get the demographic mix that is required.

That is funny because I know so many mediocre white kids who game the system by taking the easiest classes at mediocre dcps schools knowing their kids would drown at Basis or even Latin. Walls is easy and a great fit for an average student who would struggle at a really good school.

This sounds like speculation based on some kind of schadenfreude or wishful thinking. The half a dozen Walls kids I know are exceptionally bright, engaged, and incredibly motivated. Meanwhile, the private school kids… well, they certainly are well-traveled.

I know some walls kids that are bright and motivated. Recently the vast majority are there mostly to escape their dcps inbound high schools, not for any intellectual curiosity. This makes sense since the standards are so low for admission.

It's so crazy how you apparently interviewed most of the kids at Walls, and were able to determine why they were (and were not) enrolled there, and how the school also looped you in on its rather opaque admissions process. Either that, or you're a congenital liar.

Why would a quality school have an opaque admissions process? A good school with rigorous admissions would state up front what parameters they need to select students. But Walls does not do this, mostly because their standards are weak and this is sadly reflected in the student body.

I don't think they should have an opaque admissions process, but this is totally false. The most opaque admissions processes for schools are elite universities undergrad programs, and it's because they want maximal discretion to shape the class, including in ways they don't want to talk about.

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Anonymous wrote:Walls doesn't have the smartest students. It has bright students, but not necessarily the smartest.

If they wanted the smartest students, they would use a test to determine admissions.

Instead, they use 10-minute interviews conducted by unqualified, untrained interviewers to select on some fuzzy something-or-nother about "demanding one's education."

Private schools use test scores, 30+ minute interviews, multiple student-written essays, multiple parent-written essays, and shadow days -- in addition to transcripts and recommendations.

Who do you think is better at picking the best students?

Are you new to DC? This isn't a reflection of the standards at Walls. it's a reflection of the politics of Washington D.C. The last thing people want here is an elite publicly funded high school that is mostly Asian and White. Have you not ever noticed that we have zero schools that look like Bronx Sci or Stuy or TJ or Boston Latin? If the admissions standards seem vague, it's to allow the school to try to get the demographic mix that is required.

That is funny because I know so many mediocre white kids who game the system by taking the easiest classes at mediocre dcps schools knowing their kids would drown at Basis or even Latin. Walls is easy and a great fit for an average student who would struggle at a really good school.

This sounds like speculation based on some kind of schadenfreude or wishful thinking. The half a dozen Walls kids I know are exceptionally bright, engaged, and incredibly motivated. Meanwhile, the private school kids… well, they certainly are well-traveled.

I know some walls kids that are bright and motivated. Recently the vast majority are there mostly to escape their dcps inbound high schools, not for any intellectual curiosity. This makes sense since the standards are so low for admission.

It's so crazy how you apparently interviewed most of the kids at Walls, and were able to determine why they were (and were not) enrolled there, and how the school also looped you in on its rather opaque admissions process. Either that, or you're a congenital liar.

Why would a quality school have an opaque admissions process? A good school with rigorous admissions would state up front what parameters they need to select students. But Walls does not do this, mostly because their standards are weak and this is sadly reflected in the student body.

I don't think they should have an opaque admissions process, but this is totally false. The most opaque admissions processes for schools are elite universities undergrad programs, and it's because they want maximal discretion to shape the class, including in ways they don't want to talk about.

Private schools can do whatever they want -- pick everyone who likes anime and has a B- average if they want.

Walls is not a private school.

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Anonymous wrote:You’re talking to multiple people, and your insults aren’t landing.

You're not fooling anyone, and you come off as a mental case.

I guess you have to resort to laughable insults because you’re out of reasoned arguments.

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Anonymous wrote:Walls doesn't have the smartest students. It has bright students, but not necessarily the smartest.

If they wanted the smartest students, they would use a test to determine admissions.

Instead, they use 10-minute interviews conducted by unqualified, untrained interviewers to select on some fuzzy something-or-nother about "demanding one's education."

Private schools use test scores, 30+ minute interviews, multiple student-written essays, multiple parent-written essays, and shadow days -- in addition to transcripts and recommendations.

Who do you think is better at picking the best students?

Are you new to DC? This isn't a reflection of the standards at Walls. it's a reflection of the politics of Washington D.C. The last thing people want here is an elite publicly funded high school that is mostly Asian and White. Have you not ever noticed that we have zero schools that look like Bronx Sci or Stuy or TJ or Boston Latin? If the admissions standards seem vague, it's to allow the school to try to get the demographic mix that is required.

That is funny because I know so many mediocre white kids who game the system by taking the easiest classes at mediocre dcps schools knowing their kids would drown at Basis or even Latin. Walls is easy and a great fit for an average student who would struggle at a really good school.

This sounds like speculation based on some kind of schadenfreude or wishful thinking. The half a dozen Walls kids I know are exceptionally bright, engaged, and incredibly motivated. Meanwhile, the private school kids… well, they certainly are well-traveled.

I know some walls kids that are bright and motivated. Recently the vast majority are there mostly to escape their dcps inbound high schools, not for any intellectual curiosity. This makes sense since the standards are so low for admission.

It's so crazy how you apparently interviewed most of the kids at Walls, and were able to determine why they were (and were not) enrolled there, and how the school also looped you in on its rather opaque admissions process. Either that, or you're a congenital liar.

Why would a quality school have an opaque admissions process? A good school with rigorous admissions would state up front what parameters they need to select students. But Walls does not do this, mostly because their standards are weak and this is sadly reflected in the student body.

I don't think they should have an opaque admissions process, but this is totally false. The most opaque admissions processes for schools are elite universities undergrad programs, and it's because they want maximal discretion to shape the class, including in ways they don't want to talk about.

Private schools can do whatever they want -- pick everyone who likes anime and has a B- average if they want.

Walls is not a private school.

I was really excited about having my kids apply to Walls until I knew more about it. As dc taxpayers we deserve transparency in admissions and also a high quality curriculum. I’m happy we have other choices but it’s not fair to those who don’t.

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Wow the Walls parents on here name calling and insulting and in denial when facts are stated are not helping at all.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow the Walls parents on here name calling and insulting and in denial when facts are stated are not helping at all.

It's only one parent, thank goodness.

I have a very happy DC at Walls, but I cannot defend the fuzzy admissions process.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow the Walls parents on here name calling and insulting and in denial when facts are stated are not helping at all.

It's only one parent, thank goodness.

I have a very happy DC at Walls, but I cannot defend the fuzzy admissions process.

I also wish it was more rigorous. I’m super glad your kid is happy but the offerings at Walls simply did not compare with private schools, suburban schools, or dc charters frankly. It was disappointing.